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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing Section 
519A-15 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)

7    Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.

8    (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance 
9begins the 15th day preceding a general primary, consolidated 
10primary, consolidated, or
general election and extends through 
11the 3rd day before election day.

12    (b) A permanent polling place for early voting must remain 
13open during the
hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. 
14to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays and
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on 
15Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; except that, in addition to 
16the hours required by this subsection, a permanent early voting 
17polling place designated by an election authority under 
18subsection (c) of Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total 
19of at least 8 hours on any holiday during the early voting 
20period and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend 
21during the early voting period.



22    (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), an election 
23authority may close an early voting polling place if the 
 
 
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1building in which the polling place is located has been closed 
2by the State or unit of local government in response to a 
3severe weather emergency.  In the event of a closure, the 
4election authority shall conduct early voting on the 2nd day 
5before election day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. to 
65:00 p.m.  The election authority shall notify the State Board 
7of Elections of any closure and shall make reasonable efforts 
8to provide notice to the public of the extended early voting 
9period. 
10    (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), in 2013 only, 
11an election authority may close an early voting place on Good 
12Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday, provided that the 
13early voting place remains open  2 hours later on April 3, 4, 
14and 5 of 2013. The election authority shall notify the State 
15Board of Elections of any closure and shall provide notice to 
16the public of the closure and the extended hours during the 
17final week. 
18(Source: P.A. 96-637, eff. 1-1-10; 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 97-766, 
19eff. 7-6-12.)
 
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.